Combined planter, pulverizer, and weed-destroyer.



A. VBITL. COMBINED PLANTER, PULVERIZER, AND WEED DESTROYER.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 10, 1912. 1,082,055, Patented Dec. 23, 1913.

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COLUMBIA PLANOGRAPH C0.. WASHINGTON. 0 c4 APPLICATION IILIID JUNE 10,1912.

Patented Dec. 23, 1913.

NQ l/V aw A) A. VBITL. GOMBINED PLANTER, PULVBRIZER, AND WEED DESTROYEKAPPLICATION FILED JUNE 10, 1912. 1,082,055, Patented Dec. 23, 1913.

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UNITED STATES ATENT OFFICE.

ALBERT VEITL, or DEA DWoonsoU'rH DA dTA,Ass Ie 1\ on To pnKo'rA FARMMACHINE COMPANY, or DEAIDWOOD, SOUTH DAKOTA.

Specification of li'iettrs Patent.

Patented Dec. 23, 1913.

Application filed June 10, 1912. Serial No. 702,839.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, Atnnirr VEITL, citizen ofthe United States, residing at Deadwood, in the county of Lawrence andState of South Dakota, have invented certain new and useful Improvementsin Combined Planters, Pulverizers, and iVeed-Destroyers, of which thefollowingflis a specification.

This invention has relation to combined planters,- pulveriz ers, andweed destroyers, and has for its object to provide a machine which maybe easily and quickly transformed to either of the forms of apparatus asstated, If desired, all of the forms may be caused to operate in andupon the soil at the same time.

In the drawings :Figure 1 is a top plan view of the machine; Fig; 2 is aside elevation of the same with one of the supporting wheels reiiio'ved;Fig. 3 is a vertical longitudinal sectional view of the same on line 3-3Fig. 1; Fig. 1 is an under view of part of the trailing frame; Fig. 5 isa perspective view of a closure that may be used in the hopper forclosing one of the grain outlets.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the followingdescription and indicated in all the views of the accompanying drawingsby the same reference characters.

As illustrated in the acconuoanying drawing, the machine includes aframe 1 which is mounted upon an axle 2. The rear part of the frame 1,as at 3, is disposed in a lower plane than the forward part of the saidframe. Supporting wheels 4 are freely journaled for rotation upon theend portions of the aXle 2. These wheels are provided with clutch hubs 5which are adapted to engage clutch members 6, also journaled upon theaxle 2. Bearing blocks 7 are carried at the rear portion of the frame 1,and a shaft 8 is journaled for rotation in the said blocks. Radia'llydisposed teeth 9 are carried by the shaft 8, and these teeth arearranged in a spiral row longitudinally of the shaft 8, as best seen inFig. 1 of the drawing. The teeth 9 are square in transverse section andare provided with pointed ends 10. Sprocket wheels 11 are mounted on theclutch members 6 and sprocket wheels 12 are mounted upon the ends of theshaft 8. Sprocket chains 13 are trained around the sprocket Wheels 11and 12, there being a sprocket chain located at each side of themachine. Springs 14 are mounted upon the end portions of the axle andserve to hold the clutch members 6 in engagement with the clutch hubs 5of the wheels 1.

A tongue support 15 is awarded upon the intermediate portion of the axle2, and the intermediate portion of the said support extends across theforward part of the frame 1. The tongue support 15 is provided withclips 16 which receive the rear part of a tongue 17. A lever 18 ispivoted upon the intermediate portion of the tongue support 15 and isprovided with an angularly disp'osed end wh ch bears against theperiphery of a roller 19 journalcd at the forward part the lever 18 thepart thereof that bears upon the roller 19 will cause the forward partof the frame 1 to descend when the upper end of the lever 18 is swung ina rearward direction. As the forward part of the frame 1 descends therear part 3 thereof is elevated, and thus the teeth 9 may be moved abovethe surface of the soil, or the parts may be so adjusted as to cause theteeth to operate at any desired distance below the surface of the soil.

Guides 21 are provided at thesides of the frame 1 and extend in ageneral downward direction from the forward part of the frame toward therear part 3 thereof. A shaft 22 passes at its end portions through theguides 21, and the said shaft is adapted to slide in the guides forwardand backward along the frame 1. A lever 23 is pivotally mounted upon thetongue support 15, and a holding device 2-1 is provided for the saidlever. Chains 25 connect the lower end of the lever 23 with the shaft 22IIooks 26 are carried at the rear part 3 of the frame 1, and the rearends of springs 27 are connected with the said hooks, the forward endsof the springs being connected with the shaft 29. by arms 22 extendingupwardly and rearwardly from said shaft. The springs 27 tend to hold theshaft 22 toward the rear part of the guides 21. By this arrangement itwill be seen that by swinging the lever 23 in a rearward direction theshaft 22 will be drawn in a forward direction along the frame 1 againstthe tension of the springs 27 and the said springs 27 will tend to resiliently hold the said shaft 22 toward the rear ends of the guides 21and thus the members (hereinafter described) carried by the shaft 22will be caused to operate at a desired depth below the surface of thesoil.

A series of drag teeth 28 are pivotally mounted upon the shaft 22. Theseteeth are solid and square in transverse section. Each tooth 28 isprovided at its rear end with a shoe 29. Asthese shoes wear they may beremoved and new ones substituted in their stead. The teeth 23 are curvedso that their rear end portions lie approxi mately flat upon the surfaceof the soil. The teeth 28 are provided with yokes 30 which receive theshaft 8.

Hollow grain tubes 31 are pivoted upon the shaft 22, and these tubes aresquare in transverse section. Each tube 31 is provided at its lower-endwith shoes 32 which are detachably connected with the tubes so that theymay be removed when worn and new ones substituted. These shoes are intended to open shallow furrows in the soil so that the grain whichpasses down the tubes may enter the soil. The tubes 31 are provided withyokes 33 which receive the shaft 8; therefore when the rear part 3 ofthe frame is raised the yokes 30 and 33 will raise the rear ends of thedrag teeth 28 and grain tubes 31. Each grain tube 31 is provided at itsupper end with a chute 34, the said chutes being disposed upon the upperrear sides of the tubes.

Supports 35 are mounted upon the end portions of the axle 2, and a seedbox 36 is mounted upon the said supports. Braces 3'? connect the forwardpart of the seed box 36 with the forward part of the frame 1. The seedbox 36 is provided in its bottom with openings 38. These openingscorrespond in number with the grain tubes 31. A shaft 39 is journaledbelow the bottom of the box 36 and traverses the length thereof. Thesaid shaft is provided with a series of seed separating and droppingwheels 40. These wheels are rotated di rectly below the openings 38.Cover plates 41. are provided, and when used are adapted to close theopenings 38. As many cover plates may be employed as desired forcovering the individual openings 38 so that the rows of seed drilled bythe machine may be close together or far apart.

Means for rotating the shaft 39 is provided, and this means will now bedescribed.

A pin 42 is mounted at one end of the box 36. An arm 43 is provided witha slot 44 within which the pin 42 is received. A frame 45 is carried inpart by the arm 43 and in part by the shaft 39. A sprocket wheel 46 isfixed to the shaft 39 at the upper end of the frame 45. A sprocket wheel47 is journaled at the lower end of the frame 45, and a sprocket chain48 is trained around the wheels 46 and 47. A sprocket wheel 49 is fixedto the axis of the sprocket wheel 47 and is located directly above theupper run of one of the chains 13. A slack absorber 50 is carried by thearm 43 and is located directly above the upper run of the chain 48. Ashaft 51 is journaled at the forward side of the box 36, and a lever 52is fixed to the inner end of the said shaft. A holding device53 isprovided for the lever 52 and is adapted to hold the same at an adjustedposition. An arm 54 is carried at the outer end of the shaft 51 and alink 55 pivotally connects the free end of the arm 54 with the arm 43.Therefore it will be seen that by swinging the lever 52 the connectingparts will move the arm 43 across the pin 42 and the link 55 will swingthe forward end of the arm 43 in a down ward direction which will liftthe rear end of the frame 45 and move the sprocket wheel 49 out ofengagement with the outer run of the chain 13. When this is done thewheel 49 will cease to rotate and the parts connected therewith willcease to operate so that the seed dropping operation is interrupted.When the wheel 49 is moved into engagement with the upper run of thechain 13, and the machine moves over the ground, the seed droppingoperation will be resumed.

The frame 1 is provided at its rear end with an upstanding hook 56. A.spring arm 57 is engaged at its forward end with the said hook. The rearpart of the arm 57 is rearwardly and downwardly curved and is adapted totrail along the soil. Frame members 58 are pivotally connected togetherat their inner ends and are pivotally connected with the forward part ofthe arm 57.

The outer end portions of the frame mem-- bers 58 are connected with thehooks 26 by means of chain sections 59. Shaft sections 60 are carried attheir outer ends by the outer portions of the frame members 58, and theinner ends of the said shaft sections are pivotally connected with thearm 57. Presser wheels 61 are journaled upon the shaft sections 60 andare spaced apart by means of collars 62, also mounted upon the shaftsections between the hubs of the adjacent presser wheels. The presserwheels are adapted to move over the soil behind the grain tubes andclose the furrows into which the said tubes have deposited the seed.

From the above description it will be seen that a machine is providedwhich may be used at once for drilling seed, for pulverizing the soil,destroying weeds, and also for closing the furrows into which the seedis dropped. By permitting the shaft or rod 22 to remain at its rearmostposition and slightly lifting the rear end of the main frame, the harrowor pulverizing teeth 9 will be lifted from the ground, while the dragteeth and the seed tubes will remain in contact with the ground. If therear end of the main frame be lowered, while, at the same time, the rod22 is drawn forward the drag teeth and the seed tubes will be ra1sedfrom the ground without drawing the harrow teeth 9 therefrom and, asbefore stated, by manipulating the lever 52, the sprocket wheel 47 maybe 'aised out of engagement with the sprocket chain 13 and the seedseparating or dropping mechanism thereby rendered inoperative.

The yokes 33 prevent weeds and trash from winding around the shaft. Thesprocket 47 may be of any desired size so as to obtain the requisitespeed in planting according to the nature of the seed. In practice, aplurality of sprockets of various sizes will be provided and they may beused interchangeably, the shaft being equipped with a removable cotterpin at its end to facilitate the exchange.

Having described the invention, what I claim as new is:

1. An agricultural machine comprising a wheel mounted frame, seedseparating and dropping mechanisms carried by the frame and includingseed tubes depending from the frame, soil engaging members carried bythe frame, drag teeth carried by and depending from the fame alternatelywith the said seed tubes, said soil engaging mem' bers being arranged tooperate between the drag teeth and the seed dropping members, and furrowclosers connected to the frame in rear of the seed tubes.

2. An agricultural machine comprising a wheel mounted frame, a shaftcarried by the frame, means for moving said shaft along the frame, dragteeth pivoted to the shaft, grain tubes pivoted to the shaft and spacedfrom the drag teeth, means for supplying the grain to the grain tubes,and soil engaging members arranged to operate between the drag teeth andthe grain tubes.

3. An agricultural machine comprising a wheel mounted frame, a shaftslidably mounted upon the frame, drag teeth pivoted to the shaft, graintubes pivoted to the shaft and spaced from the drag teeth, means forsupplying grain to the grain tubes, and a shaft journaled upon the frameand having radially disposed teeth adapted to operate between the dragteeth and the rain tubes.

4. An agricultural machine comprising a wheel mounted frame, guidescarried by the frame, a shaft movably mounted in the guides, resilientmeans for normally holding the shaft toward one end of the guides, alever mechanism for moving the shaft toward the opposite end of theguides, drag teeth pivoted to the shaft, grain tubes pivoted to theshaft, means for supplying seed to the grain tubes, and teeth mountedfor rotation about an axis carried by the frame and adapted to operatebetween the drag teeth and the grain tubes.

5. An agricultural machine comprising a wheel mounted frame, a tonguesupport above the frame, a lever fulcrumed upon the tongue support andengageable. with the frame, a shaft journaled to the frame and carryingsoil engaging members, drag members pivoted to the frame and locatedbetween the soil engaging members, and yokes carried by the drag memberswhich extend over the shaft.

6. An agricultural machine comprisin a wheel mounted frame, a shaftjournaIed upon the frame and carrying soil engaging members, a gram boxcarried by the frame, a seed separating mechanism carried by the grainbox, a chain for operating the shaft from one of the supporting wheelsof the machine, a frame connected to the grain box and carrying meansfor engagement with said chain to operate the seed dropping mechanism,and means for raising and lowering the last-mentioned frame.

7. An agricultural machine comprising a wheel mounted frame, a shaftjournalcd to the frame and carrying soil engagin members, a chain forrotating said shaft from one of the supporting wheels, a seed boxcarried by the frame, an arm slidably and pivotally, mounted withrelation to the seed box, means for moving said arm, a seed droppingmechanism carried by the box, a frame pivotally connected with the boxand pivotally connected with said arm, and means carried by the framefor operating the seed dropping mechanism and engageable with saidchain.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ALBERT VEITL. [1 s] lVitnesses:

I. SALINSKY, E. M. HILTON.

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